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    whats the best stuff to use to black bumpers ?

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    Paint helps

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    aint paint the bumpers it looks tacky

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    if they are the original grey bumpers, get a heat gun on them and it brings them up really dark grey and like brand new. Im pretty sure it works with nova bumpers, it worked a treat on my corsa arches

    this is what it comes up like. obviously the bit on the right is just after heat gun and abit of bumper shine
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    meguires tire gel awesome stuff available in matt and gloss and last for weeks unlike most others. 8.99 from halfords or cheaper of the web brilliant stuff.

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    Heat gun, then use any of the many bumper products on the market

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    cheers guys

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    The heat gun trick works very well. Top tip though, once you've warmed through the plastic spray it over and wipe with WD40, do it a few times. Helps get the plastic darker, then treat with whatever you favourite tyre/bumper gel is.

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